QUAL

QUAL Dividend Yield

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF · Large Blend · iShares · ETF · quarterly payer

$55.60

As of Nov 5, 2026, QUAL (iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF) yields 3.40%, paying $1.89 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $55.60 price. It costs 0.15% a year and manages $48.0B. Over the last 5 years it returned 10.7% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

3.40%

Paid a Year

$1.89

Expense Ratio

0.15%

Assets

$48.0B

5-Yr Return

10.7%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about QUAL

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, QUAL yields 3.40% and pays about $1.89 a share a year, quarterly.
QUAL paid $1.89 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
QUAL's expense ratio is 0.15% a year, or $15.00 on $10,000.
QUAL is an ETF from iShares with $48.0B in assets, started Jul 16, 2013.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, QUAL returned 10.7% a year with distributions reinvested (9.4% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, QUAL returned 14.6% a year with distributions reinvested (12.9% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Jul 2013, QUAL's share price is up 344%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 441%.
QUAL's three largest holdings are Microsoft Corp (8.0%), Apple Inc (7.4%), NVIDIA Corp (5.9%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "QUAL Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/QUAL

What $10,000 in QUAL became

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From Jul 2013 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$54,094

Payouts taken as cash

$48,045

$3,654 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$56,000

Since Jul 2013, QUAL's share price is up 344%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 441%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

QUAL total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+14.4%	+13.3%	+12.0%
5 years	+10.7%	+9.4%	+12.0%
10 years	+14.6%	+12.9%	+15.3%
Since Jul 2013	+14.2%	+12.4%	+14.5%

QUAL distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 15, 2026	—	$0.4730	+0.9%
Jun 15, 2026	—	$0.3860	−0.5%
Mar 17, 2026	—	$0.42	+7.4%
Dec 16, 2025	—	$0.6110	+11.5%
Sep 16, 2025	—	$0.4690	−13.6%
Jun 16, 2025	—	$0.3880	+12.5%
Mar 18, 2025	—	$0.3910	+4.3%
Dec 17, 2024	—	$0.5480	+464.9%
Sep 25, 2024	—	$0.5430	+20.9%
Jun 11, 2024	—	$0.3450	−32.4%
Mar 21, 2024	—	$0.3750	−2.6%
Dec 28, 2023	—	$0.0970	−73.4%

What QUAL holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

MSFT Microsoft Corp8.0%
AAPL Apple Inc7.4%
NVDA NVIDIA Corp5.9%
LLY Eli Lilly and Co4.5%
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A4.0%
V Visa Inc Class A3.5%
TJX TJX Companies Inc3.5%
LRCX Lam Research Corp2.8%
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.6%
MA Mastercard Inc Class A2.5%

Technology38.3%
Financials12.6%
Healthcare10.5%
Communication8.9%
Consumer cyclical8.6%
Industrials7.0%
Consumer defensive4.7%
Energy3.8%
Utilities2.1%
Materials1.8%
Real estate1.6%

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QUAL questions

What is QUAL's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, QUAL yields 3.40%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.89 a share in 4 payments, against a $55.60 share price.

How often does QUAL pay dividends?

QUAL pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of QUAL pay?

At about $1.89 a share a year, 100 shares of QUAL pay about $189.00 a year, $47.25 each quarter, before tax.

What is QUAL's expense ratio?

QUAL's expense ratio is 0.15% a year: $15.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is QUAL's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, QUAL returned 10.7% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 9.4% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does QUAL have NAV erosion?

What does QUAL hold?

QUAL's largest holdings are Microsoft Corp (8.0%), Apple Inc (7.4%), NVIDIA Corp (5.9%). Its top ten make up 45% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Large Blend
Started: Jul 16, 2013
Expense ratio: 0.15%
Assets: $48.0B
Dividend yield: 3.40%
Paid in the last year: $1.89 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.4730 · ex Sep 15, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.87

Income Calculator

At $1.89 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$47.25

Annual$189.00

Monthly avg$15.75

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.